This local electoral calendar for 2012 lists the subnational elections held in 2012. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.
January 4 January: India, Assam, Karbi Anglong, Autonomous Council 5 January: Bangladesh, Comilla, Mayor and City Corporation 28 January: India, Manipur, Legislative Assembly 30 January: India Punjab, Legislative Assembly Uttarakhand, Legislative Assembly 31 January: United States, Oregon's 1st congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
February 1 February: China, Wukan, Village Chief and Village Council (1st round) 4 February: Philippines, Zambales' 2nd district special election 5 February: Ecuador, La Concordia, Join Which Province referendum Switzerland, Basel-Stadt, 7 February: India, Maharashtra, District Councils and Township Councils 8 February: India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (1st phase) 9 February: Australia, Lord Howe Island, Board 11 February: India Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase) Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase) 12 February: Germany, Duisburg, 13 February: India, Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase) 14–15 February: Kosovo, North Kosovo acceptance of Republic of Kosovo institutions 15 February: India Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase) Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (3rd phase) 16 February: India, Maharashtra, Municipal Corporations 17 February: India, Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (4th phase) 19 February: India Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (5th phase) Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (4th phase) 21 February: United States, Milwaukee, Mayor and Common Council (1st round) 23 February: India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (5th phase) 25 February: Pakistan, NA-9, NA-140, NA-148, NA-149, NA-168 and NA-195, National Assembly by-elections 28 February: India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (6th phase)
March 3 March: China, Wukan, Village Chief and Village Council (2nd round) India Goa, Legislative Assembly Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (7th phase) 7 March: Belize, Municipalities 10 March: Malta, Local council elections (half of the local councils) 11 March: El Salvador, Mayors Germany, Frankfurt, Switzerland Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Fribourg, Council of States by-election Geneva, referendums Grisons, Lucerne, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Executive Council and Cantonal Council Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Executive Council Uri, Executive Council and Landrat Vaud, Council of State (1st round) and Grand Council Zug, Zürich, 15 March: Bangladesh, Shariatpur-3, House of the Nation by-election 18 March: India, Udupi Chikmagalur, House of the People by-election 24 March: Queensland (Australia), Legislative Assembly 25 March: Germany Frankfurt, Saarland, Parliament Jamaica, Local elections Andalusia (Spain), Parliament Asturias (Spain), Parliament
April 1 April: Myanmar, Parliamentary by-elections Switzerland, Vaud, Council of State (2nd round) 3 April: Liberia, Sinoe-3, House of Representatives by-election United States Anchorage, Mayor Milwaukee, Mayor and Common Council (2nd round) 9 April: Aceh (Indonesia), Gubernatorial and local elections 10 April: United States, Long Beach, City Council (1st round) 15 April: Switzerland Thurgau, Grand Council Uri, 17 April: India, Delhi, Municipal Corporations 22 April: Germany, Thuringia, 23 April: Alberta (Canada), Legislature 29 April: Switzerland Appenzell Innerrhoden, Landsgemeinde St. Gallen,
May 3 May: India, Mizoram, Mara Autonomous District, Council United Kingdom, Local (including Mayor of London and Scotland as well as London Assembly) 6 May: Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, ParliamentLandtagswahl 2012 (in German), Schleswig-Holstein.de. Retrieved on 12 January 2012. Switzerland, Glarus, 6–7 May: Italy, Local (1st round) 12 May: United States Arlington, City Council (1st round) Austin, Mayor and City Council 13 May: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Parliament 15 May: United States, Portland, Mayor and City Commission (1st round) 16 May: India, Goa, Village Councils 20–21 May: Italy, Local (2nd round) 26 May: Singapore, Hougang by-election
June 2 June: Philippines, Negros Occidental's 5th district special election 5 June: United States Bakersfield, Mayor Fresno, Mayor and City Council (1st round) Long Beach, City Council (2nd round) Los Angeles County, Board of Supervisors Riverside County, Board of Supervisors (1st round) Sacramento, Mayor and City Council (1st round) San Bernardino County, Board of Supervisors (1st round) San Diego County, Board of Supervisors (1st round) San Diego, Mayor, City Attorney, City Council (1st round) and Referendums San Francisco, Referendums Santa Clara County, Board of Supervisors San Jose, City Council (1st round) Wisconsin, Gubernatorial recall election 10 June: India, Punjab, Municipal Corporations Romania, Local 12 June: India, Nellore, House of the People by-election United States, Arizona's 8th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election 17 June: Germany, Duisburg, Switzerland Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Geneva, referendums Lucerne, Neuchâtel, referendums Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Vaud, referendum Zürich, 23 June: United States, Arlington, City Council (2nd round) 24 June: India Kannauj, House of the People by-election Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (1st phase) 27 June: India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (2nd phase)
July 1 July: Germany, Duisburg, India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (3rd phase) 3 July: Liberia, Montserrado-11, House of Representatives by-election 4 July: India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (4th phase) 11 July: Jakarta (Indonesia), Gubernatorial (1st round) 29 July: India, West Bengal, Gorkhaland, Territorial Administration
August 11 August: United States, Honolulu, Mayor and City Council (1st round) 14 August: United States Miami-Dade County, Mayor and County Commission (1st round) Orange County, CA, Board of Supervisors (1st round) 25 August: Northern Territory (Australia), Legislative Assembly 26 August: Germany, Dortmund, Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Executive Council
September 4 September: Quebec (Canada), National Assembly 8 September: Eastern (Sri Lanka), Provincial North Central (Sri Lanka), Provincial Sabaragamuwa (Sri Lanka), Provincial 13 September: India, Manipur, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils 20 September: Jakarta (Indonesia), Gubernatorial (2nd round) 23 September: Switzerland Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Bern, Grisons, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, referendum Schaffhausen, Cantonal Council Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, referendums Uri, Zürich, 30 September: Bangladesh, Gazipur-4, House of the Nation by-election
October 1 October: Georgia, Adjara, Supreme Council 7 October: Austria, Burgenland, Brazil, Municipal elections Germany, Stuttgart, 10 October: India, Jangipur and Tehri Garhwal, House of the People by-elections 12 October: Czech Republic, Regional elections 14 October: Belgium, Provincial and municipal elections Azores (Portugal), Legislative Assembly, Expresso, 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Switzerland, Geneva, referendum 20 October: Australian Capital Territory (Australia), Legislative Assembly Palestinian territories, Local, municipal and village councils 21 October: Germany, Stuttgart, Basque Country (Spain), Parliament Galicia (Spain), Parliament Switzerland, Aargau, Executive Council and Grand Council 28 October: Brazil, Mayor, runoff in 50 large municipalities Chile, Municipal election Finland, Municipal election Elections in Sicily (Italy), Parliament Switzerland, Basel-Stadt, Executive Council (1st round) and Grand Council
November 3 November: India, Sikkim, District Councils and Village Councils 4 November: Austria, Burgenland, India, Himachal Pradesh, Legislative Assembly Nicaragua, Municipal election 6 November: Guam, Mayors and Vice-Mayors Northern Mariana Islands, Municipal Councils and Boards of Education United States, Quadrennial elections Michigan's 11th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election New Jersey's 10th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election Washington, D.C., Council Alabama Alaska Arizona Maricopa County, Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Arkansas California Bakersfield, City Council Fresno, City Council (2nd round) Oakland, City Council Orange County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round) Riverside County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round) Sacramento, City Council (2nd round) San Bernardino County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round) San Diego County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round) San Diego, Mayor and City Council (2nd round) San Francisco, Board of Supervisors, Board of Education, Community College Board and Referendums San Jose, City Council (2nd round) Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Broward County, Commission Miami-Dade County, County Commission (2nd round) Georgia Hawaii Honolulu, Mayor and City Council (2nd round) Idaho Illinois Cook County, Board of Review, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney and Water Reclamation District Board Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisville, Metropolitan Council Louisiana Maine same-sex marriage referendum Maryland same-sex marriage referendum Massachusetts Michigan Wayne County, Commission Minnesota same-sex marriage referendum Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada Clark County, County Commission New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Portland, Mayor and City Commission (2nd round) Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Bexar County, Commissioners Court Dallas County, Commissioners Court Harris County, Commissioners Court Tarrant County, Commissioners Court Utah Vermont Virginia Virginia Beach, Mayor and City Council Washington same-sex marriage referendum West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 15 November: England and Wales (United Kingdom), Police and Crime Commissioners 18 November: Bangladesh, Tangail-3, House of the Nation by-election 24 November: Nigeria, Adamawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 25 November: Austria, Graz, Catalonia (Spain), Parliament Switzerland Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Executive Council (2nd round) Fribourg, Geneva, referendum Grisons, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, referendum Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Vaud, referendum Zürich,
December 1 December: Syria, Parliamentary by-elections 2 December: Burkina Faso, municipal Mauritius, Village Councils 4 December: Israel, 8 December: United States, Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives (2nd round) 9 December: Mauritius, Municipal Councils 13 December: India, Gujarat, Legislative Assembly (1st phase) 16 December: Venezuela, Regional 17 December: India, Gujarat, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase) 20 December: Bangladesh, Comilla, Mayor and City Corporation
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